Thread for Outland LONDON, UK Applications!

[ldjames]

As for the discounts, the last 1 they had, expired on Nov 4th. I doubt with it being peak season, they will issue another 1. Most likely what will happen is, come January they will issue a new promo code. The old code I had was Explore Canada

Hi Rising Sun,

Afraid you are very much correct regarding the discount codes, I can't find anything and suppose there won't be any now until late January at the earliest.

It does seem like the prices you quoted are the best value combinations available as Canadian Affair list their best prices by date here:

http://www.canadianaffair.com/en/flight-special-offers/

which pretty much matches what you have.

I think I got lucky with my flight as I bought it nearly 3 months in advance- my application is not as far along as yours but we were always agreed that spending Christmas apart wasn't an option for us for a 3rd year in a row.

 

[Sweden]

Update:

For those who don't know, we got sponsor approval on July 25th. However, in Oct, I found out that my file was never sent to London. Since then, I have called CIC twice weekly and have not been given ANY information.

I contacted the local MP here last Monday. I got a call back today asking for some information. They are communicating with someone in Ottawa to try to get some information regarding my case.

Fingers crossed it leads to something.

Hey bonitanita,

I was thinking about you today and was wondering how you were doing. Good that your MP got back to you, I hope you get more information from him soon, so you have an idea of where you file is... today there was a thread with a similar story (no sponsor approval communicated, and the person found out after 8 months that they had "forgotten" about her file - now she is sponsor-approved and hope her file is on its way to VO, but no guarantee), I really hope that you get preferential treatment when you get to london...
Good luck, fingers crossed you'll hear back, and let us know how are things going.
Cheers,
Sweden

 

[R151NG5UN]

An update on my file.

I received an E-mail from London VO which says.

Good morning,

Thank you for the information. Your application will soon be approved and your Confirmation of Permanent Residence Form will be issued and mailed. Please confirm that the documents should be mailed to XXXXXXXX , XXXX if they are issued and mailed before 12th of December.

Regards,
CDD.


I Guess that means the end is very near for me after exactly 6 months. Nothing left to do but wait for the mail man to arrive with the documents. My medicals had expired and I will update what expiry they give me on the documents when I receive them.

Hope everybody else hears very soon. Good luck.

 

[Caddboy]

Hello Everyone,

Well we finally got our PR approve on Monday November 25th. We had to re-send in the entire application, along with new photos and a new UK police check whcih was all non-refundable even though they lost the info not us.

Anyways, they are sending us the papers and once they arrive we just need to take a trip to the border to flag pole it and activate the PR. We are so happy and relieved that this is all over for us.

I wish everyone else still going through the process all the best, be strong as the wait is terrible, but the reward at the end is soooo worth it.

cheers

Caddboy

 

[Herjeet]

Good morning! We reeived our shipping yesterday and had to go to Kamloops Airport Customs office to clear our goods. The very pleasent lady asked to see my documents and wanted to know the status of my wife. I told her a decision has been made by London Visa office last week but I do not know the outcome. She smiled and said that is rather poor..."please wait one moment sir, ill find out what that decision is!" Rather sick to my stomach for those few moments, she did verify my wife was accepted as a PR and documents she be here within two weeks!!!! Hooorrrraaaayyy!! ITS NICE TO KNOW THAT SHE ACKNOWLEDGED HOW POOR IT WAS THAT THEY DID NOT SEND US A EMAIL TO LET US KNOW!

Look forward to a shopping trip accross the border and get my Mrs's landed here in Canada! Good Luck to everyone waiting for London's snail pace process to be completed.

 

[Canooknic]

Good morning! We reeived our shipping yesterday and had to go to Kamloops Airport Customs office to clear our goods. The very pleasent lady asked to see my documents and wanted to know the status of my wife. I told her a decision has been made by London Visa office last week but I do not know the outcome. She smiled and said that is rather poor..."please wait one moment sir, ill find out what that decision is!" Rather sick to my stomach for those few moments, she did verify my wife was accepted as a PR and documents she be here within two weeks!!!! Hooorrrraaaayyy!! ITS NICE TO KNOW THAT SHE ACKNOWLEDGED HOW POOR IT WAS THAT THEY DID NOT SEND US A EMAIL TO LET US KNOW!

Look forward to a shopping trip accross the border and get my Mrs's landed here in Canada! Good Luck to everyone waiting for London's snail pace process to be completed.

That's great news!!!

 

[claire_09]

An update on my file.

I received an E-mail from London VO which says.

Good morning,

Thank you for the information. Your application will soon be approved and your Confirmation of Permanent Residence Form will be issued and mailed. Please confirm that the documents should be mailed to XXXXXXXX , XXXX if they are issued and mailed before 12th of December.

Regards,
CDD.


I Guess that means the end is very near for me after exactly 6 months. Nothing left to do but wait for the mail man to arrive with the documents. My medicals had expired and I will update what expiry they give me on the documents when I receive them.

Hope everybody else hears very soon. Good luck.

Congrats...pleased your journey is coming to an end

 

[Sweden]

An update on my file.

I received an E-mail from London VO which says.

Good morning,

Thank you for the information. Your application will soon be approved and your Confirmation of Permanent Residence Form will be issued and mailed. Please confirm that the documents should be mailed to XXXXXXXX , XXXX if they are issued and mailed before 12th of December.

Regards,
CDD.


I Guess that means the end is very near for me after exactly 6 months. Nothing left to do but wait for the mail man to arrive with the documents. My medicals had expired and I will update what expiry they give me on the documents when I receive them.

Hope everybody else hears very soon. Good luck.

Yeah! congrats, it's over! nice to know.... I guess it complicates a little buying flights etc, but at least you know it is over! enjoy the good feeling! and don't stalk the postman (at least - not too much!).
Sweden

Hello Everyone,

Well we finally got our PR approve on Monday November 25th. We had to re-send in the entire application, along with new photos and a new UK police check whcih was all non-refundable even though they lost the info not us.

Anyways, they are sending us the papers and once they arrive we just need to take a trip to the border to flag pole it and activate the PR. We are so happy and relieved that this is all over for us.

I wish everyone else still going through the process all the best, be strong as the wait is terrible, but the reward at the end is soooo worth it.

cheers

Caddboy

Hey Caddboy,

Good to hear from you, was wondering how you were doing... after they lost your application. Glad to hear it's over for you as well, looks like the spreadsheet is becoming more red by the day...
Congrats!
Sweden

Good morning! We reeived our shipping yesterday and had to go to Kamloops Airport Customs office to clear our goods. The very pleasent lady asked to see my documents and wanted to know the status of my wife. I told her a decision has been made by London Visa office last week but I do not know the outcome. She smiled and said that is rather poor..."please wait one moment sir, ill find out what that decision is!" Rather sick to my stomach for those few moments, she did verify my wife was accepted as a PR and documents she be here within two weeks!!!! Hooorrrraaaayyy!! ITS NICE TO KNOW THAT SHE ACKNOWLEDGED HOW POOR IT WAS THAT THEY DID NOT SEND US A EMAIL TO LET US KNOW!

Look forward to a shopping trip accross the border and get my Mrs's landed here in Canada! Good Luck to everyone waiting for London's snail pace process to be completed.

Congrats Herjeet, and nice from the CBSA officer to go and check! well, I didn't have much doubts that you were accepted, but well - there is always a tiny voice that says "what if" ... so it's nice to know!

seems like a good day for London today, hope it continues like this!
Sweden

 

[chopsticks]

Lots of great news today!
That is awesome, really happy for all of you!

 

[Picturesque]

How do we know if our file has already been transferred to London VO or not?

 

[Sweden]

How do we know if our file has already been transferred to London VO or not?

you don't.... unless London sends you an email about it, but it's rare... they seem to only do it when the applicant is going to Quebec because there is an added step for Quebec-based sponsors, so London sends an email to make sure that they are aware of it.
But in general - if you can login into ecas and see"medicals have been received" it's a rather certain proof that your file is in London and your medicals have been matched with it.
However - if you don't see the "medicals have been received" line, it doesn't mean that your file is not there... it just means that ecas is not updated - which is a common thing...
Good luck,
Sweden

 

[mirage1964]

An update on my file.

I received an E-mail from London VO which says.

Good morning,

Thank you for the information. Your application will soon be approved and your Confirmation of Permanent Residence Form will be issued and mailed. Please confirm that the documents should be mailed to XXXXXXXX , XXXX if they are issued and mailed before 12th of December.

Regards,
CDD.


I Guess that means the end is very near for me after exactly 6 months. Nothing left to do but wait for the mail man to arrive with the documents. My medicals had expired and I will update what expiry they give me on the documents when I receive them.

Hope everybody else hears very soon. Good luck.

That is great news Congrats...seems that your expired meds didn't not have a huge effect then..can only hope ours isn't far behind. Crazy how this approval process works given we are technically ahead of a lot people who have been approved already..

M

 

[mirage1964]

How do we know if our file has already been transferred to London VO or not?

I actually called CIC and just pleasantly asked if they could confirm what date my file was transferred. I said the only reason I was calling is that I am part of a discussion board and several people had talked about how their files had gone missing when being sent to the LVO so I just wanted to be sure they had received it. He was very pleasant and answered my question quickly.

M

 

[Picturesque]

Thanks a bunch Sweden. You are always very helpful to everyone.

 

[R151NG5UN]

That is great news Congrats...seems that your expired meds didn't not have a huge effect then..can only hope ours isn't far behind. Crazy how this approval process works given we are technically ahead of a lot people who have been approved already..

M

Hey M,

Well they E-mailed me 23rd October and said my file was in a queue to be reviewed and the next day they E-mailed me saying it was under review. So I assume maybe on that date they realised they were virtually expired and at that point they made the extension request (would be logical but nothing with CIC is logical) and then spent the next few weeks reviewing my application. Once I see the paperwork (which I am not expecting till Friday/ Saturday at the earliest, more likely Mon-Wed next week) I shall see what they have done and when the Visa expires.

I see that you went in process 4 days before me, so hopefully yours is done. Only reason I know mine is virtually done is because I E-mailed them, telling them on December 12th not to send the COPR to my address but my wife's after that date. So I guess they were trying to confirm exactly what address to send the COPR too.

Hopefully this week yours will be with you